November 10, 2008 - The Association of Family Serving Agencies invites you to their fall luncheon: Engaging and Investing in Communities and the Non Profit Sector in a Time of Change. The event takes place on Thursday, November 27th 2008 from 11:30-2:00pm. Click here for details.

November 6, 2008 - The LMD Project was featured in Monday Magazine's 2008 issue of Body, Mind and Spirit in an article entitled "A Fine Balance - The values of today’s workers are shifting, and taking human-resource practices with them"

October 14, 2008 - A new edition of CR-FAIR's newsletter, Making Food Matter, is now available.
Click here to read

September 29, 2008 - Working for a Living Wage - Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Vancouver and Victoria. Read the full report or the summary.

September 17, 2008 - Media Release: A Youth Housing Study for BC’s Capital Region
The Community Council, Threshold Housing Society, and CAFCA (The Greater Victoria Child and Family Counselling Association) announce the release of a report documenting results of a youth housing survey to estimate the number of youth and young adults aged 13-30 in housing need, outline gaps in service and assets and begin to develop a 10-year housing plan for youth. Click here to read the media release.

September 15, 2008 - Media Advisory: Earlier this year, concerns regarding the status of youth housing were identified by youth service providers as an important emerging issue for BC’s Capital region. Read more

September 11, 2008 - Read the newly released Community Council Annual Report 2007-08

September 11, 2008 - The Community Council's AGM on the interconnected issues of Housing Affordability and Food Security drew over 90 people yesterday. Read the coverage on the front page of today's Times Colonist Business section.

September 9, 2008 - Focus magazine editor Leslie Campbell cites the Community Council as she writes about the living wage, converging realities, and poverty in BC's Capital Region in September's edition of Focus magazine.

August 13, 2008 - The LMD Project was featured in an August Times Colonist article entitled "Job flexibility helpsVictoria claim Canada's work capital" - click here to read the article.

July 24, 2008 - A new report entitled A Youth Housing Study for BC's Capital Region has just been published.
Click here to read the report (pdf)

July 24, 2008 - A new edition of the Indicator Newsletter, in its new electronic format, is now available online.
Click here to read

July 7, 2008 - CR-FAIR has developed a Regional Food Charter, designed as a template which individuals, groups, organizations, businesses, local and regional governments are encouraged to "adapt" or "adopt".
Click here to read the Food Charter.

June 19, 2008 - The Association of Family Serving Agencies (AFSA) has just published their July e-newsletter.
Click here to read AFSA news.

May 20, 2008 - What does it cost to live in BC's Capital Region? The 2008 Living Wage calculation illuminates the costs of living, the income that is required, and is an indicator of the affordability of our region.
Click here to read the Living Wage 2008 media release
Click here to read the backgrounder on the Living Wage 2008

April 16, 2008 - The Understanding Early Years Project has launched their Early Years Community Appreciation Awards.
Click here for details.

April 10, 2008 - Read three new reports prepared by the Community Council for the United Way of Greater Victoria:

• Family and Community Well-Being Social Infrastructure Assessment Survey Results
• Mental Health and Addictions in Greater Victoria: Results of Key Informant Interviews
• Housing Low-Income People in BC's Capital Region

April 8, 2008 - CR-FAIR and the CRD Roundtable on the Environment have recently released a Food and Health Action Plan booklet that identifies priority actions needed to realize their vision for the regional food system.
Click here to read the booklet.

March 28, 2008 - The Labour Market Dialogues has just released its final report from Phase II of the project.
Click here to read the full report